Until a few years ago, I didn’t know what exactly was the problem with my poor mother who always complained about her legs itching and a burning sensation in the sole which at times almost got to her nerves. She shared it with so many people and even doctors whenever she had to go to one because of any health disorder but all of them reiterated the same old answer that her liver probably was malfunctioning. She desperately gulped those pills to get some relief but then nothing in the world could help her legs to remain calm. Mint massages, hot water bags, cold compress…. nothing under the sun has helped her till date.

I guess there are millions of people like my mother who are suffering from various sleep disorders…thanks to all the stress and strain that we indulge in everyday but few know the origin of these disorders and therefore very few try to solve it the way it should be.

Restless Leg Disorder (RLS) is one of the neurological disorders, which gives that creepy, crawly, itchy sensation which is accompanied with an uncontrollable urge to move the legs. The uneasiness aggravates in the later hours of the day and night and prevents the sufferer from sleeping. Therefore it is also known as “Disorder of the Evening”. Some experts also refer to it as “Ekbom’s Syndrome” but then others beg to differ. Some medical institutions believe that RLS does not exist as a separate entity; it’s associated with lumbosacral spinal subluxations or with heightened Sympathetic Nervous System. Read the rest of this entry »